How To Pronounce Salt
salt
UK
Phonemic
/sɔːlt/
Phonetic
[sʷɔːɫt̚]
US
Phonemic
/sɔːlt/
In British English, salt is pronounced /sɔːlt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷɔːɫt̚]. In American English, it is pronounced /sɔːlt/.
Salt has one syllable. British and American speakers say it the same way.
Slashes / / show the phonemic transcription, the sounds that change meaning. Square brackets [ ] show the phonetic transcription, with the finer detail of how the sounds are actually made.
Syllables, Stress And Endings
Syllables And Stress
sɔːlt
Salt has one syllable in British English.
salt + -s
-s (plural, possessive or singular verb) is /s/ after a voiceless consonant.
UK
/sɔːlts/
US
/sɔːlts/
salt + -ed
-ed (past tense or past participle) is /ɪd/ after /t/ or /d/.
UK
/ˈsɔːl.tɪd/
US
/ˈsɔːl.tɪd/
salt + -ing
-ing is always /ɪŋ/.
UK
/ˈsɔːl.tɪŋ/
US
/ˈsɔːl.tɪŋ/
Words That Rhyme With Salt
Questions About Salt
How do you pronounce salt in British English?
In British English, salt is pronounced /sɔːlt/. The narrow phonetic transcription is [sʷɔːɫt̚].
How do you pronounce salt in American English?
In American English, salt is pronounced /sɔːlt/.
Do British and American English pronounce salt the same way?
Yes. Both are /sɔːlt/.
Nearby Words
Learn English and Literature with Adroit Tutors on our website, and order course materials there too.
www.adroittutors.com